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Course Catalog 2008-2009 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Oberlin College Courses

 
  

  • MUTH 325 - Counterpoint


    Semester Offered: FirstSemester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    A species approach to strict counterpoint, designed to acquaint students with fundamental voice-leading techniques of music from the 16th through the 19th century. The course explores the foundations of counterpoint, through the five species; students study contrapuntal techniques through two- and three-part written exercises, class discussion, and two-part dictation. Students examine passages from the literature to ascertain the relationship of strict counterpoint to free composition.
    Instructor: J. Hartt
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MUTH 232
    Consent of instructor required
    Enrollment Limit: 15
  

  • MUTH 326 - The Music of Ravel


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Ravel’s music is inspired both by that of his contemporaries and by such diverse influences as gamelan music, Russian octatonicism, Basque folk music, orientalism, jazz, and the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. His harmonic language, though overall tonal at least in his early works, combines non-tonal elements—such as symmetrical chords drawn from nondiatonic collections—with complex dissonant diatonic harmonies. While his forms are creative adaptations of older models from the Baroque and Classical periods, his sophisticated motivic and thematic ideas and their transformations owe much to the spirit of the early twentieth century.

    This course traces the various sources on which Ravel drew for inspiration and explores why, despite the diversity of his models, Ravel always sounds unmistakably like Ravel. Our textbook will be The Cambridge Companion to Ravel, ed. Deborah Mawer (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000).
    Instructor: S. Heinzelmann
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Must have passed MUTH 232.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
  

  • MUTH 340 - Form and Analysis


    Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A course developing techniques of analysis that apply to standard tonal forms. Structural principles underlying the binary, ternary, rondo and sonata forms (including the concerto) are studied in detail.
    Instructor: A. Cadwallader
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MUTH 232.
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Not open to students who have taken MUTH 343 (String Quartet) or 345 (Mozart).
  

  • MUTH 343 - The String Quartet


    Next Offered: TBD; Not offered Spring 2008.
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A course in 18th and early 19th century musical form, as manifested in the string quartets of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert. All standard forms except concerto are studied, including binary, ternary, minuet and trio, sonata and rondo; however, the emphasis is upon sonata-based compositions. Class participation and five short analytical papers are required.
    Instructor: W. Darcy
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: MUTH 232.
    Consent of the instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Not open to students who have taken MUTH 340 (Form and Analysis) or 345 (Mozart).
  

  • MUTH 361 - The Visible in Music


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3
    Attribute: CNDP

    Sound and image are commonly assumed to be discrete concepts, reflecting a fundamental separation of the eye and the ear. Yet visual images play a significant role in musical experience:  visual methods of transcription, recording, and analysis have been a feature of musical practice since the invention of notation; musicians frequently collaborate with practitioners in the visual arts in multimedia, opera, film, and theater; and even in “purely musical” works, visual imagery plays a fundamental role in the perception of musical meaning.
     
    This course surveys some of the ways that music and visuality interact.  The course is divided into three main segments: In the first segment we will evaluate the reputed abstractness of musical sound in light of theories of hybridity and purity.  In the second segment we will analyze selected musical works, ranging from C.P.E. Bach to Stravinsky; here our analyses will be informed by a combination of music theories and relevant documents from visual culture.  The third segment of the course focuses on some hybrid forms of “eye music” in the 20th century.  Students will complete weekly reading, listening, and analysis assignments; three short model-composition exercises; and an individual research project.
    Instructor: R. Leydon
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: MUTH 232, MUTH 202
    Enrollment Limite: 18
  

  • MUTH 374 - Trends in Contemporary Music


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A course in which certain aspects of Western musical thought from WWI to the present are examined. Included will be a comparison of two contrasting modes of musical behavior: music that evolved out of an orientation toward the rational-mathematical/ technological (“Modernism”); and music directed by those forces we speak of as irrational or intuitive (“Postmodernism”). Representative works will be studied in score, and pieces employing the techniques under examination will be written and performed.
    Instructor: R. Coleman
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MUTH 232.
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 20.
  

  • MUTH 410 - Senior Project in Theory: Reading


    Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Extensive readings in theoretical literature under the supervision of a project supervisor.
    Instructor: Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
    Consent from Division Director required for those with junior status.
    Enrollment Limit: Open only to Music Theory majors with senior or junior status.
  

  • MUTH 411 - Senior Project in Theory: Thesis


    Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A major analysis project carried out under the supervision of a project supervisor.
    Instructor: Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MUTH 410.
    Consent of instructor required.
    Approval of continuation in the Music Theory major from the Division Director is also required.
    Enrollment Limit: Open only to Music Theory majors .
  

  • MUTH 415 - Analysis and Performance


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
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    The course focuses on the analysis and performance of tonal and non-tonal music, paying particular attention to the ways in which analysis informs interpretation and performance.  Class participation (with opportunities for in-class performance) and several analytical papers are required; writing is a crucial element of the course.
    Instructor: B. Alegant
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 16.
  

  • MUTH 448 - Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    An introduction of the theories of Heinrich Schenker throught analysis, reading, lectures, and class discussion. The main sources are Oswald Jonas’ Introduction and Schenker’s Five Graphic Music Analyses. Music analyzed is principally from works by composers of the 18th and 19th centuries.
    Instructor: J. Miyake
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.

    Enrollment Limit: 20.
  

  • MUTH 455 - The Music of Mahler


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    This course focuses upon selected works of Gustav Mahler: early piano Lieder, the song cycle Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, and the first four symphonies. These compositions are subjected to close analytical scrutiny. Students will learn how to come to grips with the complex tonal and formal issues underlying these works. Particular attention will be given to Mahler’s use of rotational form, teleological genesis, fantasy projection, and structural deformations such as the breakthrough and the off-tonic sonata.
    Instructor: W. Darcy
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MUTH 232. Class participation and four analytical papers are required. Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 20.
  

  • NSCI 201 - The Brain: An Introduction to Neuroscience


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    PSYC
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    An introductory course in neuroscience that familiarizes students with concepts and information central to work in the neurosciences. Students will learn the basics of brain structure and function at molecular, cellular and systems levels. This foundation will be used to explore a number of behavioral and applied topics. Enrollment Limit: 75.
    Instructor: M. Braford, Jr., K. Caldwell
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: BIOL 100 or 118, or at least sophomore standing, or consent of instructor. Notes: Neuroscience and Psychology majors given priority. Students cannot receive credit for both NSCI 201 and NSCI 204. Neuroscience majors should take the accompanying laboratory course (NSCI 211).
  

  • NSCI 204 - Human Neurobiology


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    PSYC
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    An introductory course in neuroscience that familiarizes students with concepts and information central to work in the neurosciences and emphasizes the relationship of cellular and physiological processes to human behavior. Enrollment Limit: 75.
    Instructor: D. Smith
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: BIOL  100 or 118, or at least sophomore standing, or consent of instructor. Notes: Neuroscience and Psychology majors given priority. Students cannot receive credit for both NSCI 201 and NSCI 204. Neuroscience majors should take the laboratory that accompanies this course (NSCI 211).
  

  • NSCI 211 - Neuroscience Laboratory


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    PSYC
    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2NS

    This laboratory exposes students to a variety of research techniques employed by neuroscientists: neuroanatomical procedures for staining and examining brain tissue; physiological procedures for recording the electrical activity of nerve cells; as well as commonly used techniques used to explore brain-behavior relationships (lesions, electrical and chemical stimulation). Some labs use computer simulations. Enrollment Limit: 12.
    Instructor: K. Caldwell, D. Smith, K. Kile
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Previous or current enrollment in NSCI 201 or NSCI 204. Notes: CR/NE or P/NP grading. Neuroscience and Psychology majors given priority.
  

  • NSCI 301 - Fundamentals of Animal Behavior


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    The evolution of and mechanisms underlying animal behavior will be examined in a broad array of topics, including orientation and migration, communication, mating systems, and social behavior. The course will integrate, as appropriate, across a variety of perspectives including the development of behavior, neuroethology, and behavioral ecology. Enrollment limit: 30.
    Instructor: C. McCormick
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites and notes: Neuroscience 201 or 204 or Biology 100 or 118, or consent of instructor.
  

  • NSCI 319 - Neurophysiology: Neurons to Networks to Cognition


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-H

    Our brains allow us to perform extraordinarily complicated functions. Neurons both individually and in neural circuits make these functions possible. We will examine how neurons receive, integrate and transmit information and how groups of neurons produce both simple and complex behaviors. Students will analyze and discuss relevant portions of the recent scientific literature. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: M. Loose
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: NSCI 201 or NSCI 204, or consent of instructor.
  

  • NSCI 320 - Neuroanatomy


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    A comprehensive analysis of the organization of vertebrate nervous systems is approached from a structural perspective with emphasis on the human central nervous system. Principles of organization are stressed. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: M. Braford, Jr.
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: NSCI 201 or NSCI 204, or consent of instructor.
  

  • NSCI 321 - Studies in Neuronal Function


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2NS

    Students will investigate how neurons communicate and interact. The first four to six weeks in the laboratory will familiarize the student with methods used to investigate the actions of living neurons and with the design of experiments. The remainder of the semester will focus on the design, performance, and analysis of an original experiment. Students may need to schedule additional laboratory time outside of class to complete their independent experiment. Enrollment Limit: 10.
    Instructor: M. Loose
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: NSCI 211 and either junior/senior standing, or previous or concurrent enrollment in NSCI 319.
  

  • NSCI 324 - Laboratory in Neuroanatomy


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    PSYC
    Semester Offered: First Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 1 hours
    Attribute: 1NS

    This lab introduces students to neuroanatomical and neurohistological methods and techniques.  Both the gross and fine microscopic anatomy of the nervous system are studied.  Enrollment Limit:  16.
    Instructor: M. Braford, Jr.
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite:  Previous or current enrollment in NSCI 320.
  

  • NSCI 325 - Neuropharmacology


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    Students will study, in depth, the principles of synaptic transmission and signal transduction in order to better understand the ways in which drugs act in the central nervous system to influence behavior.  The course will cover each neurotransmitter system, discussing how each system affects basal functioning and how each can be manipulated by drugs.  Topics to be covered include the neural mechanisms of drugs of abuse and the pharmacological treatment of neurological diseases and disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, sleep disturbances and pain.  Students will learn how to critically evaluate pharmacological data and draw conclusions about the actions of drugs on the nervous system.  Enrollment Limit:  25.
    Instructor: K. Caldwell
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: NSCI 201 or 204 or consent of the instructor.
  

  • NSCI 327 - Neuropharmacology Laboratory


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    PSYC
    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Module
    Credits (Range): 1 hours
    Attribute: 1NS

    This laboratory is designed to introduce students to procedures used to explore the actions of drugs on the nervous system.  The lab focuses on biochemical, cellular and behavioral approaches for understanding drug action.  Students will gain experience not only with these relevant techniques, but also with experimental design and critical analysis of pharmacological data.  Enrollment Limit: 10.
    Instructor: K. Caldwell
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite:  Previous or current enrollment in NSCI 325.
  

  • NSCI 331 - Hormones, Brain and Behavior


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    Hormones have an impact on just about everything we are and do, from our personalities and moods to our growth, fluid regulation, and reproductive behavior. This class explores what hormones are and how they act to alter bodies and behavior. This field of study is sometimes called endocrinology/neuroendocrinology. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: J. Thornton
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: NSCI 201 or NSCI 204, or consent of the instructor.
  

  • NSCI 332 - Neuroendocrine Research Methods


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2NS, WR

    This laboratory will introduce a number of the principles and basic techniques used to study how hormones interact with the brain. Also, we will use the study of hormones to learn more about how to design and run scientific experiments. Some experiments will require participation outside of scheduled laboratory meetings. Enrollment Limit: 12.
    Instructor: J. Thornton
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Previous or current enrollment in NSCI 331.
  

  • NSCI 348 - Computational Neuroscience


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 NS

    New course added 05.13.08.

    This course examines the interdisciplinary science of computational neuroscience, linking aspects of neuroscience, engineering, computer science, and mathematics. Topics include modeling neuronal excitability, ion channels, axonal conduction/cable theory, and synaptic transmission. In addition, students will be exposed to many of the current research applications within this growing field through classroom examples and journal review. Basic computer programming will be introduced utilizing NEURON and/or GENESIS programming languages. Enrollment limit: 16.
    Instructor: K. Kile
    Prerequisites & Notes
    NSCI 201 or NSCI 204 or instructor consent.
  

  • NSCI 350 - Behavioral Neuroscience


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    Through lectures, readings and discussions, we will explore what is known (and not known) about the physiological mechanisms that underlie behavior in humans and other animals. A variety of behaviors will be examined, including sleep and biological rhythms, ingestive behaviors (eating and drinking), reproductive behaviors, emotional behaviors, and human mental and behavioral disorders. Enrollment Limit: 16.
    Instructor: J. Thornton
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: NSCI 201 or 204, or consent of instructor.
  

  • NSCI 400 - Neuroscience Seminar


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    Neuroscience seminars are capstone courses for Neuroscience majors designed to help students integrate and apply their knowledge of neuroscience as well as help them consolidate their research, analysis, writing, and presentation skills. These courses will focus on the analysis and discussion of the original research literature in a selected area of neuroscience. Enrollment Limit: 14.

    KARA KILE:

    Theme: Neural Engineering. This seminar will familiarize students to the multi-disciplinary field of neural engineering with an emphasis on neural modulation and augmentation. Students will be evaluated based on their ability to express understanding of material through oral and written work. Topics may include deep brain stimulation, peripheral nerve regeneration, brain-computer interfaces, and neural prosthetics, among others.

    KATIE CALDWELL

    Theme: Neurobiology of Disease.* This seminar will consider major nervous system diseases and disorders, examining clinical symptoms, treatment options, molecular mechanisms, and current research topics. The course relies heavily on student discussion and presentation (oral and written) of material. Topics may include schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, depression, addiction, Parkinson’s disease and others.
    Instructor: K. Caldwell, K. Kile
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Neuroscience major and senior status or consent of the instructor.
  

  • NSCI 607 - Independent Research


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0-4 hours
    Attribute: 0-4NS

    Students may select an independent research problem for individual investigation. Consent of instructor required.
    Instructor: M. Braford, Jr., K. Caldwell, M. Loose, C. McCormick, J. Thornton
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: NSCI 201 or NSCI 204.
  

  • NSCI 995 - Private Reading


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0.5-3 hours
    Attribute: 0.5-3NS

    Independent study of a subject beyond the range of catalog course offerings.  Available to junior and senior majors.  Signed permission of the instructor required.  Grading option at the discretion of the instructor.
    Instructor: M. Braford, Jr., K. Caldwell, M. Loose, C. McCormick, J. Thornton
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Instructor consent required.
  

  • OCEAN 100 - Statistics


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 1.5/3 Hours Total
    An introductory college statistics course. Topics include exploratory data analysis (graphs and summary statistics), data collection (experiments, observational studies, sampling), basic probability (binomial and normal random variables), and inference (confidence intervals and hypothesis tests). Although correct calculation is important, interpretation of results will be emphasized. Technology will be used to aid in data analysis. Students will collect, as well as analyze, data.  
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: strong grades (A's or B's) in mathematics, and preferably completion of Precalculus, but strong students who have completed Algebra II are also encouraged to apply. Because students are required to analyze and interpret data, writing skills are also important.
    Equivalent to Mathematics 113.  Students must complete the 2-semester sequence to earn credit.
  

  • OCEAN 101 - Shakespeare and Performance


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 to 3 Hours
    A study of three or four Shakespeare plays in depth, emphasizing their status as texts for performance. Students study the plays using rehearsal techniques and workshops, and analyze performances on video and live as available. Based on English 161: Drama Through Performance.
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: strong performance in previous English courses. 
    Equivalent to English 161.
  

  • OCEAN 103 - American History I


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    An interpretive survey of American society, culture, and politics from the eve of European colonization through the close of Reconstruction. Emphasis on modes of historical analysis and important scholarly controversies. The course introduces students to a variety of approaches to the study of history, and develops student capacities to read both primary and secondary materials. Students write at least one research paper.
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: Strong performance in previous social studies and English courses.  Equivalent to History 103.
  

  • OCEAN 104 - American History II


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 to 3 Hours
    An interpretive survey of American politics, society, and culture from the post-Civil War era to the present. Emphasis on modes of historical analysis and important scholarly controversies. The course introduces students to a variety of approaches to the study of history, and develops student capacities to read both primary and secondary materials. Students write at least one research paper. 
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: Strong performance in previous social studies and English courses.  Equivalent to History 104.
  

  • OCEAN 113 - College Writing


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 to 3 Hours
    An introduction to college-level writing, on (1) writing processes, (2) critical reading and thinking, (3) rhetorical forms, (4) effective prose, (5) research methods, and (6) style, tone, and grammar. Students write frequently, and in a variety of prose forms. Because writing and reading are interrelated skills, students also read extensively in a variety of genres including academic essays, literary journalism, and personal narratives. The course also introduces students to elements of research and issues of citation and documentation.
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: strong performance in previous English courses. 
    Equivalent to Rhetoric and Composition 113 or 115.
  

  • OCEAN 121 - Global Politics: An Introduction to International Politics


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 to 3 Hours
    An introduction to the core concepts and approaches used in the study of international relations to examine issues and events that shape countries’ interactions.  Survey of major theoretical approaches (e.g., realist, liberal and constructivist) to understand issues such as international security concerns, global economic relations, the role of decision makers, international organizations and norms.
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: strong performance in previous social studies courses.
    Similar to Politics 120 or 121. 
  

  • OPTH 202 - Intro to Opera: Performing Techniques


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 to 3 Hours
    A two-semester course in the fundamentals of acting for the singer, emphasizing techniques of body movement through exercise and pantomimes; preparation and performance of opera scenes which stress ensemble work.
    Instructor: V. Vaughan
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Enrollment Limit: 25.
    Prerequisites: OPTH 202 is prerequisite to OPTH 203. (An equivalent introductory acting course may be substituted for OPTH 202 as a prerequisite to OPTH 203.)
    Open to singers and to pianists interested in accompanying opera; sophomore status required.
  

  • OPTH 203 - Introduction to Opera: Performing Techniques


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 to 3 Hours
    A two-semester course in the fundamentals of acting for the singer, emphasizing techniques of body movement through exercise and pantomimes; preparation and performance of opera scenes which stress ensemble work. Open to singers and to pianists interested in accompanying opera; sophomore status required.

     
    Instructor: V. Vaughan
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: OPTH 202 is prerequisite to OPTH 203. (An equivalent introductory acting course may be substituted for OPTH 202 as a prerequisite to OPTH 203.)
    Enrollment Limit: 25.
  

  • OPTH 304 - Production Project: Stage Management


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    Serving as assistant stage manager for a major Opera Theater production. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 4. 
    Instructor: V. Vaughan
    Prerequisites & Notes
    May be repeated for credit. P/NP or CR/NE grading.
  

  • OPTH 305 - Opera Workshop


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A continuation of OPTH 202, 203. Emphasis is placed on eighteenth century period style, acting techniques unique to opera, and recitative; requirements include preparation and performance of opera scenes.
    Instructor: J.Field
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites and Notes Prerequisite: OPTH 203.
    Enrollment Limit: 15.
  

  • OPTH 306 - Opera Workshop


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A continuation of OPTH 202, 203. Emphasis is placed on nineteenth- and twentieth-century period styles, acting techniques unique to opera, and spoken dialogue; requirements include preparation and performance of opera scenes.
    Instructor: J. Field

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: OPTH 203.
    Enrollment Limit: 10.
  

  • OPTH 400 - Performance Project


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    Public performance of a major role with the Opera Theater or musical and dramatic preparation of an operatic role, selected by the instructor with the approval of the voice teacher. Consent of instructor required.
    Instructor: J. Field
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Enrollment Limit: 12.
    May be repeated for credit.
  

  • OPTH 404 - Seminar in Opera


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A continuation of OPTH 305, 306. Advanced work in role preparation, including individual class presentations of research projects on selected operas, audition techniques, preparation and performance of opera scenes. Emphasis is placed on becoming familiar with operas in the standard repertory and selected contemporary works.
    Instructor: J. Field
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 10.
    Prerequisite: OPTH 305, 306.
  

  • OPTH 405 - Seminar in Opera


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A continuation of OPTH 305, 306. Advanced work in role preparation, including individual class presentations of research projects on selected operas, audition techniques, preparation and performance of opera scenes; acting in a foreign language. Emphasis is placed on becoming familiar with operas in the standard repertory and selected contemporary works.
    Instructor: J. Field

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: OPTH 305, 306.
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 10.
  

  • OPTH 406 - Seminar in Directing


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A study of the steps in mounting a production, from title selection through use of scenery, lights, and costumes to performance; discussion of major historical figures in the development of opera stage direction; projects in directing.
    Instructor: J. Field
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 4.
    Prerequisites: OPTH 305, 306.
  

  • OPTH 407 - Seminar in Directing


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A study of the steps in mounting a production, from title selection through use of scenery, lights, and costumes to performance; discussion of major historical figures in the development of opera stage direction; projects in directing.
    Instructor: J. Field
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: OPTH 305, 306.
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 4.
  

  • OPTH 500 - Advanced Seminar in Opera


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Advanced study in role development, performance practice, and professional development, including research and repeated public performances. Off-campus performances may be scheduled.
    Instructor: J. Field
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 4.
    Prerequisites: OPTH 404, 405.
    Open only to fifth-year students, special students, and candidates for the Artist Diploma.
  

  • OPTH 501 - Advanced Seminar in Opera


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Advanced study in role development, performance practice, and professional development, including research and repeated public performances. Off-campus performances may be scheduled.
    Instructor: J. Field
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: OPTH 404, 405.
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 4.
    Open only to fifth-year students, special students, and candidates for the Artist Diploma.
  

  • OPTH 502 - Research Project in Opera


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    An advanced project of directed research into an opera (its sources, period, libretto, and composer) culminating in a major paper. Includes preparation for the comprehensive examination required of master’s degree candidates.
    Instructor: J. Field
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 4.
    Prerequisites: OPTH 305, 306. Completion of OPTH 404, 405 recommended.
    Concurrent enrollment in OPTH 404, 405, subject to approval of instructor.
    Priority is given to candidates for the master’s degree in Opera Theater.
  

  • OPTH 503 - Research Project in Opera


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    An advanced project of directed research into an opera (its sources, period, libretto, and composer) culminating in a major paper. Includes preparation for the comprehensive examination required of master’s degree candidates.
    Instructor: J. Field
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: OPTH 305, 306.
    Completion of OPTH 404, 405 recommended.
    Concurrent enrollment in OPTH 404, 405, subject to approval of instructor.
    Priority is given to candidates for the master’s degree in Opera Theater.
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 4.
  

  • PHIL 120 - Knowledge and Reality


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU

    An introduction to two of the major branches of philosophy, metaphysics and epistemology, and their interconnections. Study and discussion of topics such as the relationship between minds and bodies, the existence of God, the possibility of freedom of the will, the grounds and limits of human knowledge, and the nature of truth. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: M. Thomson-Jones
  

  • PHIL 121 - Philosophy & Morality


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Law and Society
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, WR

    This course will explore challenges to the possibility of ethics, such as whether morality is a matter of convention as opposed to something objective, and whether we have free will. We will also discuss classical theories of morality, including utilitarian and Kantian theory. We will finally consider a range of practical moral controversies, such as the extent of the duties of the affluent to assist the poor, abortion, and the treatment of animals. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: T. Hall
  

  • PHIL 122 - The Nature of Value


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, WR

    This course is canceled effective 11.09.2008.

    This course deals with central questions in ethics, aesthetics, and political philosophy, the three branches of value theory. These questions include, What makes an action right or wrong? What makes a state just? and, What makes a work of art or landscape beautiful? In order to answer these questions, we will consult key texts, compare forms of judgment, and critically engage with value problems. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: K. Thomson-Jones
  

  • PHIL 125 - Mind and Its Place in Nature


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU

    An introduction to some central problems in the philosophy of mind, with special emphasis on topics concerning consciousness, free will, and the relationship between minds and bodies. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: T. Ganson
    Prerequisites & Notes
    No previous study of philosophy required.
  

  • PHIL 126 - Problems of Philosophy


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU

    This course will introduce students to the methods of philosophy and to many of the main issues of contemporary philosophy. The following issues will be investigated: evidence for and against the existence of God, whether there is any intrinsic meaning to life, whether there are any objective moral standards, free will and responsibility, skepticism and the grounds of knowledge, consciousness and the physical world, and the nature of persons. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: P. McInerney
  

  • PHIL 200 - Deductive Logic


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Law and Society
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU

    What makes an argument a good or a bad one? We will explore the idea that the answer depends on the underlying structure of the argument, and develop a formal language which allows us to bring out that structure. Students will thus acquire an increased ability to critically evaluate arguments in any sphere. A grasp of the essential elements of symbolic logic is also vital for anyone wishing to grapple seriously with contemporary Anglophone philosophy. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: M. Thompson-Jones
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: Strongly recommended for students considering graduate work in philosophy.
  

  • PHIL 201 - Reason and Argument


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Law and Society
    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU

    A study of methods for analyzing and evaluating arguments as they appear in various settings, including scientific, philosophical, and legal contexts. The course will include an introduction to the study of formal logic, and inductive and probabilistic reasoning. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: D. Ganson
    Prerequisites & Notes
     

     
  

  • PHIL 204 - Ethics


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Law and Society
    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU

    By drawing on the most influential historical and contemporary readings, this course addresses the central questions of ethics: What is morality? Why be moral? and, What does morality require of us? We will consider Utilitarian, Kantian, and Aristotelian viewpoints on what it is to be moral. Then we will consider the three main challenges to traditional ethical theory from feminism, environmentalism, and postmodernism. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: K. Thompson Jones
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy.

     

     
  

  • PHIL 206 - Epistemology


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, WR

    In this course we will be addressing questions concerning the nature of knowledge, rationality, justification, and truth. Special topics include: skepticism, relativism and feminist epistemology. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: D. Ganson
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy.

     
  

  • PHIL 208 - Metaphysics


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Seocnd Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, WR

    A survey of some central issues in metaphysics, such as: Is truth always relative to a conceptual scheme? Are there such things as numbers, and if so, what sorts of things are they? What does it mean to say that something is possible, or is necessarily so? How is it that objects persist over time and through changes? Do objects have their parts necessarily? Readings will be from a variety of sources; requirements will be in the form of papers. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: M. Thomson-Jones
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy.
  

  • PHIL 210 - Existentialism


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, WR

    Existential philosophy examines basic ethical issues about individual freedom, having a meaningful life, and relations with other people. This course examines the works of Buber, Camus, deBeauvoir, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Sartre on a set of issues that are distinctive of existential philosophers, including absurdity and the meaning of life, authenticity and self-deception, the meaning of love and sex, and the significance of death and being finite. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: P. McInerney
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy. (H)

     
  

  • PHIL 215 - Ancient Philosophy


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU

    An introduction to the central problems of Ancient Greek philosophy, with special emphasis on how Plato and Aristotle respond to Socrates’ paradoxical claims about morality and human nature. Other topics include fate, death and feminism. (H) Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: T. Ganson
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: This course is principally intended for students who have done previous work in philosophy or classics, but there is no specific prerequisite.
  

  • PHIL 216 - Modern Philosophy


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU

    This course examines central debates in metaphysics during the 17th and 18th centuries. We begin with Descartes’ innovative approach to traditional problems of metaphysics and the efforts of Locke and Descartes to reconcile the new scientific view of the world with commonsense. We then turn to Berkeley and Hume, whose criticisms of Locke and Descartes raise doubts about the very possibility of metaphysical inquiry. The course ends with Kant’s heroic efforts to save metaphysics. (H) Enrollment Limit: 33.
    Instructor: T. Ganson
    Prerequisites & Notes
    This course is not an introductory course, but may be taken by students without previous study in philosophy with a special interest in the topic.
  

  • PHIL 220 - Philosophy of Language


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, WR

    In this course we shall explore central contributions to the philosophy of language by major classic and contemporary philosophers of the 20th century, including Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Quine, Davidson, and Putnam. In addition we shall examine how some of these influential views on meaning, reference, truth, and the content of belief have been applied to address key issues in metaphysics and epistemology, such as the problem of skepticism and moral realism. Note: Previous work in formal logic strongly recommended. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: D. Ganson
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy.
  

  • PHIL 222 - Philosophy of Science


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, WR

    Our best scientific theories seemingly posit an array of entities which we are unable to detect with the unaided senses, but which nonetheless underlie the world of everyday experience-things such as genes, electrons, and magnetic fields. Do we have good reason to believe in such entities? And do we arrive at the theories in question by employing a “scientific method” which guarantees truth and objectivity? Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: M. Thomson-Jones
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy.
  

  • PHIL 224 - Philosophy of Physics


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU

    An investigation of a range of foundational issues in physics, focussing especially on the interpretation of quantum mechanics, and on questions about the nature of space and time in both classical mechanics and special relativity. Possibly also some issues in thermodynamics. No background in physics will be presupposed, and the essential conceptual features of theories we discuss will be explained, along with any necessary mathematics. Students with some physics will, however, be able to glean more from the course. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: M. Thomson-Jones
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Three hours in Philosophy, or consent of the instructor.
  

  • PHIL 226 - Social, Political, Legal Phil


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Law and Society
    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, WR

    This course has three sections: whether, and on what basis, people have a moral obligation to the state, what a just distribution of resources requires, and applied political topics. This last section includes topics such as poverty in other countries, freedom of speech, gun control, just war theory, and punishment. Readings are classical and contemporary, and include Plato, Locke, Marx and others. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: T. Hall
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy. (V)
  

  • PHIL 228 - Philosophy of Mind


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, WR

    An examination of central topics in contemporary philosophy of mind, including how mental states can be about things, whether consciousness is entirely physical, emotions and motivation, and the sense of personal agency.  Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: P. McInerney
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy.
  

  • PHIL 230 - Philosophy of Art


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, WR

    This course is an introduction to some of the main theories in aesthetics having to do with the nature, function and value of art. We will study these theories in relation to art history with the aim of deepening our understanding of what is a distinctly human activity–the creation and enjoyment of art. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: K. Thomson-Jones
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy. (V)
  

  • PHIL 232 - Philosophy of Film


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, WR

    This course examines the philosophical assumptions behind classical and contemporary film theory. Topics include the uniqueness of film as an art form, the nature of expression in film, realism, film authorship, whether there is a language of film, and the nature of film narrative. The aim of the course is to bring us to understand the nature of film and our engagement with it. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: K. Thomson-Jones
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy or consent of instructor.
  

  • PHIL 234 - Topics in Applied Ethics


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Law and Society
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, WR

    An in-depth examination of a wide range of topics of contemporary interest. We will examine such topics as abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide, drug laws, drunk driving restrictions, medical paternalism, cloning, eugenics, war and deterrence, civil liberties, punishment, business ethics, lying, prostitution and other subjects. The few topics that overlap will be covered in more depth and with more literature than in PHIL 105. (V) Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: T. Hall
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy.
  

  • PHIL 235 - Biomedical Ethics


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Law and Society
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, WR

    This course will examine ethical problems arising in the practice of medicine and biomedical research. Topics will include death and dying, medical paternalism, physician assisted suicide, eugenics, cloning, research ethics, and more. Our readings will be drawn primarily from contemporary philosophers. (V) Enrollment Limit: 30
    Instructor: T. Hall
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy.
  

  • PHIL 245 - Nineteenth Century Philosophy


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, WR

    Nineteenth Century philosophers developed influential theories of the emotional and cultural features of people, of how individuals are defined by their societies, and of how individuals can and should exert their individuality against societal pressure. This course examines the philosophies of Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, Mill and Nietzsche (with some attention to Kant, Feuerbach, Comte, Schopenhauer and James). (H) Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: P. McInerney
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy.
  

  • PHIL 250 - Twentieth Century Continental Philosophy


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD

    Many of the major figures of 20th-century continental philosophy claimed to produce intellectual revolutions that would affect all areas of human life. Their departures from traditional categories have made their works both enticing and difficult to understand. This course will examine the major ideas of the most influential figures of 20th-century continental philosophy: Heidegger, Sartre, Foucault, and Habermas, with some consideration of those of Husserl and Derrida. Enrollment Limit: 30. (H)
    Instructor: P. McInerney
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy.
  

  • PHIL 345 - Law, Liberty, Privacy, and Property: Libertarianism and its Critics


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, WR

    Are there moral limits to the government’s power to tax for public goods or to provide for the badly off? Does an extensive surveillance state, gun prohibition, socialized health care, or state paternalism violate rights of citizens? We will consider these and other questions through an examination of libertarian literature and criticisms. (V) Enrollment limit: 15.
    Instructor: T. Hall
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy.
  

  • PHIL 358 - Seminar: Philosophy of Perception


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, WR

    An examination of central philosophical problems concerning our cognition of the world by way of the senses. Topics include: the distinction between appearance and reality, knowledge of the external world and of one’s own body, the nature and existence of secondary qualities such as colors and flavors, and the distinction between sensation and perception. The focus will be on recent literature, though some historical readings will be included. Enrollment limit: 15.
    Instructor: T. Ganson
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites and Notes: 6 hours of Philosophy.
  

  • PHIL 369 - Seminar: Theory of Emotion


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, WR

    This course is canceled effective 11.09.2008.

    In this course, we will critically assess different accounts of what an emotion is?whether just a brute feeling, a special kind of judgment or desire combined with feeling, or some other, distinct mode of awareness. In the process, we will consider whether emotions must always have a cognitive component, and what distinguished emotions from sensations, moods, and reflex reactions. Then we will consider the role of emotions in our lives, specifically their role in motivation and the formation of value judgments.
    Instructor: K. Thomson-Jones
    Prerequisites & Notes
    3 hours of Philosophy courses
  

  • PHIL 401 - Independent Research


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2-5 hours
    Attribute: 2-5HU

    Consent of instructor required.
    Instructor: D. Ganson, T. Ganson, T. Hall, P. McInerney, M. Thomson-Jones
  

  • PHIL 411 - Honors Research


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3-6 hours
    Attribute: 3-6HU

    Consent of instructor required.
    Instructor: D. Ganson, T. Ganson, T. Hall, P. McInerney, M. Thomson-Jones
  

  • PHIL 995 - Private Reading


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0.5-3 hours
    Attribute: 0.5-3HU

    Consent of instructor required.
    Instructor: D. Ganson, T. Ganson, T. Hall, P. McInerney, K. Thomson-Jones, M. Thomson-Jones
  

  • PHYS 051 - Einstein and Relativity


    Semester Offered: First Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 1 hour
    Attribute: 1NS

    An examination of the special and general theories of relativity and how these theories have changed our conception of space and time. Enrollment Limit: 230.
    Instructor: D. Styer
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
  

  • PHYS 052 - The Strange World of Quantum Mechanics


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Module
    Credits (Range): 1 hour
    Attribute: 1NS, QP-H

    The behavior of atoms and electrons is governed by rules that seem bizarre to our eyes because our opinion of what is usual and what is strange is based on only macroscopic experience. This course investigates these strange conceptual underpinnings of quantum mechanics. Enrollment Limit: 230.
    Instructor: D. Styer
    Prerequisites & Notes
    CR/NE or P/NP grading. Notes: Students earning credit in both PHYS 051 and PHYS 052 may also earn half quantitative proficiency certification through this course.
  

  • PHYS 068 - Energy Technology


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    ENVS
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of issues associated with the generation and consumption of energy in modern society. Topics to be covered include the sun’s energy, electric energy production, distribution, and storage, the hydrogen economy, and energy use in transportation, buildings and industry. Technologies discussed include photovoltaic and wind energy, nuclear power, heat pumps, fuel cells, and hybrid cars. Enrollment Limit: 75.
    Instructor: J. Scofield
  

  • PHYS 099 - Fabric of the Cosmos


    Semester Offered: Second Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    Attribute: 1 NS

    New Course Added 01.30.2009.

    Brian Greene is an eloquent and insightful writer about the physical world. We will study his most recent book, “The Fabric of the Cosmos” and will meet with him from 3:30 - 4:30 pm on Wednesday, March 4. This book, which is written for the scientifically literate general reader, deals with the nature of space and time as explored by one of the key workers in that field.  Consent of the Instructor is required. Enrollment Limit: 16.
    Instructor: D. Stinebring
  

  • PHYS 103 - Elementary Physics I


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4 NS, QP-F

    An introduction to classical mechanics, fluids, waves, and optics, intended primarily for students majoring in the life or earth sciences, but also accessible to non-science majors having good high-school mathematics preparation; those planning to major in physics should take PHYS 110 instead. Algebra and trigonometry are used extensively. Enrollment Limit: 60.
    Instructor: S. FitzGerald, M. Keller
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Notes: The laboratory is an integral part of this course and may not be taken alone. Notes: Students must register for both the lecture and one laboratory section. Students may not receive credit for both PHYS 103 and PHYS 110.
  

  • PHYS 104 - Elementary Physics II


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4NS, QP-F

    An introduction to electricity and magnetism, and modern physics, including applications to geology, biology, and medicine. Intended primarily for students in the life and earth sciences; those planning to major in physics should take PHYS 111 instead. The laboratory is an integral part of this course and may not be taken alone. Enrollment Limit: 60.
    Instructor: M. Keller, J. Stalnaker
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PHYS 103 or consent of instructor. Notes: Students must register for both the lecture and one laboratory section. Students may not receive credit for both PHYS 104 and PHYS 111.
  

  • PHYS 110 - Mechanics and Relativity


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4NS, QP-F

    A study of Newtonian mechanics and special relativity, focusing on conceptual understanding, problem solving and laboratory work. Topics include point-particle dynamics, conservation principles, oscillation, systems of particles, rotation; time dilation, length contraction, and the relativity of simultaneity. This is the first course in a three-semester calculus-based introductory sequence. Enrollment Limit: 60.
    Instructor: C. Martin, J. Stalnaker
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 132 or 133. Notes: Concurrent or prior enrollment in MATH 134 is highly recommended as it is a prerequisite for PHYS 111. Students must register for both the lecture and one workshop section. May not be taken for credit in addition to PHYS 103.
  

  • PHYS 111 - Electricity, Magnetism and Thermodynamics


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4NS, QP-F

    This is the second course in the three-semester calculus-based introductory sequence. Topics include electric and magnetic fields, electric and magnetic properties of matter, direct and alternating current circuits, electromagnetic phenomena, thermodynamics and kinetic theory. Enrollment Limit: 60.
    Instructor: J. Scofield, D. Styer
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: PHYS 110 and MATH 134. Notes: Concurrent or prior enrollment in MATH 231 is highly recommended as it is a prerequisite for PHYS 212. Students must register for both the lecture and one laboratory section. May not be taken for credit in addition to PHYS 104.
  

  • PHYS 151 - Introduction to Climate Modeling


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    This course will consider Earth’s climate as an example of a complex system that can be explored best through computational modeling. Main components affecting the climate — atmospheric composition, ice cover, global ocean and atmospheric currents, solar insolation, and carbon reservoirs and cycling — will be considered and dealt with using simple heuristic models. The emphasis will be on developing student modeling skills and intuition rather than a fully-detailed climate model. Enrollment Limit: 16.
    Instructor: D. Stinebring
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: MATH 133 and any of PHYS 103, PHYS 110, CHEM 101 or CHEM 103, or consent of instructor
  

  • PHYS 212 - Modern Physics


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4NS, QP-F

    This is the last course in the three-semester calculus-based introductory physics sequence. The course covers waves and topics in modern (20th century) physics. Topics include relativistic dynamics, quantum properties of light, wave properties of matter, elementary wave mechanics, nuclear and particle physics, and statistical physics. Enrollment Limit: 32.
    Instructor: D. Stinebring, D. Styer
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: PHYS 111 and MATH 231. Notes: Concurrent or prior enrollment in MATH 234 is highly recommended for students intending to major in physics. Students must register for both the lecture and one laboratory section.
  

  • PHYS 242 - Electronics


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F

    This course is canceled effective 10.17.2008.

    This course provides a basic introduction to analog and digital electronic circuits. Students will be asked to design, construct, and analyze electric circuits both using computer simulation software and with actual circuit components. Students will be required to attend three-hour afternoon lab periods, twice weekly. Enrollment Limit: 16.
    Instructor: C. Martin
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: PHYS 104 or PHYS 111, or consent of instructor.
  

  • PHYS 268 - Environmental Physics


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    This class investigates environmental topics in some depth from a physics perspective. Emphasized this year will be energy efficiency in buildings and transportation. Other topics of interest include photovoltaics, wind power, energy storage, carbon footprint, and life-cycle cost assessment. The class will be fairly quantitative. Enrollment limit: 20.
    Instructor: J. Scofield
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites and Notes: Physics 104 or Chem 102 or Math 133
  

  • PHYS 290 - Computational Physics


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    There are many problems in the physical sciences that cannot be solved using pen and paper. This course will introduce the methods that a computational physicist uses to understand the world around us. Topics may include various techniques, e.g. solving ODEs, Monte Carlo simulations, and genetic algorithms, as well as applications, e.g. orbital dynamics, chemical kinetics, molecular dynamics, and chaos. We will use the JAVA programming language, but prior experience with JAVA is not required.
    Instructor: C. Martin
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Pre-requisites: PHYS 104 or 111 or consent of the instructor.
  

  • PHYS 310 - Classical Mechanics


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4NS, QP-F

    Newtonian mechanics of particles and systems: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations, oscillators, central force motion, and rigid body motion. Some use will be made of computers. Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Instructor: Y. Ijiri
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: PHYS 111 and MATH 234.
  

  • PHYS 311 - Electricity and Magnetism


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4NS, QP-F

    An in-depth study of electric and magnetic fields and their effects on matter. Vector calculus will be used extensively after briefly reviewing it. We will learn to solve a variety of boundary value problems using techniques useful in many areas of physics. We will explore Maxwell’s equations in detail, culminating in an introduction to electromagnetic radiation. Practical topics will be interspersed throughout the course. Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Instructor: J. Stalnaker
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: PHYS 310 and MATH 234.
  

  • PHYS 312 - Quantum Mechanics


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4NS, QP-F

    A rigorous study of the foundations of quantum mechanics, with applications to one-dimensional systems, angular momentum, and the hydrogen atom. Stationary-state perturbation theory. Mathematical solutions to the Schrodinger equation will be developed. Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Instructor: S. FitzGerald
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: PHYS 212 and PHYS 310 and MATH 234.
  

  • PHYS 314 - Intermediate Laboratory


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F

    Introduction to physics laboratory techniques, such as the use of vacuum systems, optical devices, lock-in amplifiers, cryostats, and nuclear instrumentation. Each student attends two laboratory sessions per week and turns in short reports for each experiment with two longer ones at the middle and end of the semester. Enrollment Limit: 14.
    Instructor: Y. Ijiri
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PHYS 212 and consent of the instructor.
  

  • PHYS 316 - Waves and Optics


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4NS

    A Study of optical radiation. Course will cover geometrical, wave, and nonlinear optics. Topics include physical optics, the wave equation, interference effects, pulse propagation, lasers, and selected topics from modern optics. Enrollment limit: 20.
    Instructor: J. Stalnaker
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites and Notes: PHYS 212 and 310 and MATH 234
  

  • PHYS 340 - Physics of Materials


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 NS, QP-F

    This course will explore the physical properties of several classes of materials including metals, semiconductors, ceramics, polymers, and composites. The properties will be discussed in relationship to theories of atomic, electronic, and/or band structure. Emphasis is placed on those features (optical, magnetic, electrical, and mechanical) important for technological applications.  Enrollment limit: 20.
    Instructor: Y. Ijiri
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PHYS 212.

     
  

  • PHYS 410 - Statistical Mechanics


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4NS, QP-F

    Thermodynamics, classical and quantal statistical mechanics, entropy, temperature, chemical potential, ensembles. Applications include magnetism, phase transitions, heat capacities of gases and solids, thermal radiation, ideal fermion and boson gases. Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Instructor: J. Scofield
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PHYS 312, or CHEM 339 and Math 231.
  

  • PHYS 411 - Electrodynamics


    Semester Offered: Second Semester, Second Module
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2NS

    Maxwell’s equations. Electromagnetic energy and momentum. Waves and radiation. Relativistic electrodynamics.  Enrollment limit: 20
    Instructor: D. Styer
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PHYS 311.
  

  • PHYS 412 - Applied Quantum Mechanics


    Semester Offered: Second Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2NS

    Quantum mechanics applied to atoms and molecules, including time-dependent perturbation theory and the quasiclassical (WKB) approximation.
    Instructor: D. Styer
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites and Notes: PHYS 312.
 

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